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In connection with the commencement of your employment and subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors or its Compensation Committee, you will be granted an option to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Option”) , all pursuant to the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Company’s standard form of Stock Option Agreement. If granted, the vesting schedule for the Option shall be as follows: 25% of the shares subject to the option will vest after twelve (12) months of your continuous service, and the remaining 75% of the shares subject to the Option will vest in equal monthly installments over the next 36 months of your continuous service, until either your Option is fully vested or your employment as CMO ends, whichever occurs first, as described in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. The exercise price per share of the Option will be determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee when the Option is granted. The Option will be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to options granted under the Plan and the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

Subject to the approval of the Board or its designee, the Company will grant to you a stock option (the “Option”) for the purchase of 360,000 shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”), at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Common Stock on the date of grant of such Option. The Option shall vest # as to 25% of the shares underlying the option on the one-year anniversary of your first day of employment, and # as to the remaining shares underlying the option in equal monthly installments for the next 36 months thereafter, becoming fully vested on the fourth anniversary of your first day of employment, provided that you remain employed by us on the applicable vesting date. The Option will be granted pursuant to the inducement grant exception under NASDAQ Rule 5635(c)(4) and not pursuant to the Company’s 2016 Stock Incentive Plan or any other equity incentive plan of the Company, as an inducement that is material to your entering into employment with the Company. This Option shall also be subject to such other terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Option Agreement.

Equity Awards. Subject to approval by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") which will not be unreasonably withheld and voted upon within thirty (30) days of your Start Date, the Company will grant you an option to purchase 106,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Option"). The Option will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Company's 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the "Plan") and your grant agreement, and will include the following vesting schedule: 25% of the total shares subject to the Option will vest on the first anniversary of your Start Date, and 1/48th of the total shares subject to the Option will vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the Start Date (or if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month), subject to your continuous employment or service through each such date. The Option will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value per share of the Company's common stock on the date of grant, as determined under the Plan. If there are any inconsistencies between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan or your grant agreements, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

Equity Awards. Subject to approval by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) which will not be unreasonably withheld and voted upon within thirty (30) days of your Start Date, the Company will grant you an option to purchase 375,266 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Option”). The Option will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2020 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and your grant agreement, and will include the following vesting schedule: 25% of the total shares subject to the Option will vest on the first anniversary of your Start Date, and 1/48th of the total shares subject to the Option will vest each month thereafter on the same day of the month as the Start Date (or if there is no corresponding day, on the last day of the month), subject to your continuous employment or service through each such date. The Option will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, as determined under the Plan. If there are any inconsistencies between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan or your grant agreements, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.

Stock Options. Subject to the approval of the Board, or the Board’s Compensation Committee, pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plan you will be granted a stock option covering three hundred forty-one thousand (341,000) shares of Company common stock at a per share exercise price equal to the per share fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The term of such stock option will be ten (10) years, subject to earlier expiration in the event of the termination of your service with the Company. Such stock option will vest and be exercisable as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares covered by the option on the first year anniversary of your employment commencement date and the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) of the shares covered by the option will vest in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments with the first monthly installment vesting one month following the first year anniversary of your employment commencement date, as long as you remain in continuous service with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a portion of the shares subject to your outstanding option may vest on an accelerated basis pursuant to Articles 8 or 9. Except as provided herein, such stock option will be subject to the provisions of the equity incentive plan of the Company under which the options are granted and the applicable form of stock option agreement thereunder (the “Plan Documents”).

In connection with entering into this letter agreement, following the commencement of your employment with the Company, the Company will recommend to the Board of Directors or its designee that it grant you an option to purchase 130,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Stock Option”) at a per-share exercise price equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant (as determined under the Plan (as defined below)), provided that you are employed by the Company on the date of grant Subject to your continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting date, 25% of the shares underlying the Stock Option will vest on the first anniversary of the date you commence employment with the Company and 1/48th of the total number of shares initially underlying the Stock Option will vest on each monthly anniversary thereafter. The Stock Option will otherwise be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2019 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and a stock option agreement to be entered into between you and the Company.

In addition to the compensation and benefits described above, the Company will grant you, subject to the approval of the Company's board of directors, the option to purchase 15,000 shares of the Company's common stock, at the fair market value as determined by the Company's board of directors at the date of the grant. The foregoing stock option will be subject to the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and standard form of stock option agreement (the "Option Agreement"), and shall provide that 25% of the shares vest after twelve (12) months, and the remaining 75% of the shares vest in equal monthly installments over the following thirty-six (36) months.

Equity. Subject to approval by the Board, you will receive stock options to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for a price per share equal to the fair market value of one share of the Common Stock on the date of the option grant as determined by the Board and pursuant and subject to the terms of the Company’s Option Agreement (which must be executed to receive the grant). The stock options will vest (become exercisable) as follows: 12.5% of the shares underlying the options shall vest upon the six (6) month anniversary of your employment commencement date and 1/42nd of the remainder of such shares will vest on a monthly basis in forty-two (42) equal monthly installments with the first such installment vesting on the seven (7) month anniversary of your employment commencement date, subject to your continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.

Stock Option. Subject to approval by the Board and subject to the terms of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), Executive will be granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Option Shares”). The Option will vest and become exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent of the Option Shares on the first anniversary of the Start Date and will vest with respect to the remaining 75% of the Option Shares in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments at the end of each calendar month following the first anniversary of the Start Date, subject to Executive’s Continuous Service (as defined in the Plan) through each applicable vesting date. The exercise price of the Option will be equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant of the Option, as determined by the Company. The Option will be governed by the Plan and other documents issued in connection with the grant.

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